Traditional Medicine

Over the centuries, various drugs have been trying to find humans to treat various diseases. Since the earliest times, traditional medicines, mostly in the form of herbal medicine has been used to treat disease. For example Ebers Papyrus, compiled in Egypt around the 16th century BC, contains hundreds of folk medicine for various diseases. However, herbal medicine is usually handed down orally from generation to generation.

Although there is a notion that traditional medicine or herbal medicines are safer than modern pharmaceutical medicines, traditional medicine was not at risk. Warnings and recommendations of what should be kept in mind when considering a person or a traditional medicine herbal medicine? Before discussing about the risks of traditional medicine, the following are some recipes of traditional medicines and medical facts of each of these nutritious recipes for overcoming several types of diseases and solve problems for a personal appearance.
Cholesterol and Diabetes

* Recipe: Boil bay leaf together laos then drink the cooking water.
* Fact: The leaves contain flavonoids and tannins regards as a substance capable of menurunkankan cholesterol. Can also lower blood sugar levels.

Laos containing essential oil to help expedite the process of blood circulation and metabolism expenditure including excess cholesterol.

Hypertension

* Recipes: Consumption of regular celery.
* Fact: Celery contains the phthalide which is able to relax muscles and thus reducing arterial blood pressure in hypertensive and also reduces production of stress hormones.

Headache

* Recipes: Drinking water decoction of ginger, lemongrass and coriander.
* Fact: Ginger, lemongrass and coriander essential oil that will contain the circulation of blood also serves as an analgesic to reduce pain in the head.

Cough

* Recipes: lemon water mixed with honey.
* Fact: Orange juice contains vitamin C which can improve the resilience of the body to fight the flu. Also functions as an antiseptic that is able to remove toxins in the body.

Honey, which also functions as an antiseptic and can add strength to defeat the disease.

Wound

* Recipes: Apply honey on the injured part
* Fact: Honey contains hydrogen peroxide and gluconic acid that will kill the bacteria causing the infection and helps the growth of new cells so that the wound be quickly healed.

Nosebleed

* Recipes: Wind the betel leaf which has been cleaned and put into the nostrils.
* Fact: The betel leaves are able to reduce bleeding, including bleeding in the mucous membranes in the nose like that happen in people who experience these nosebleeds.

Mouth Odor

* Recipe: Boil the betel leaf, cloves and turmeric. Then rinse with boiled water is used.
* Fact: betel leaf and cloves contains antiseptic. Turmeric contains curcumin is able to cope with infectious germs that cause bad breath.

Whitish

* Recipe: Boil some betel leaves and bitter.
* Fact: betel leaf serves as an antiseptic. Sambiloto antiflamasi which serves as the ability to kill fungi and prevent itching.

Menstrual pain

* Recipe: Boil turmeric along with java acidic.
* Fact: Turmeric contains curcumin. Java acidic fruits contain acid that will create a smooth menstrual blood and reduce stomach cramping.

Sleeping difficulty

* Recipes: rubbing lavender oil on the pillow or under the nose that can be smelled. Can also drink juice with cucumbers, bananas and beans nutmeg.
* Fact: Aromatherapy using lavender flowers make a person more quickly to sleep soundly.

Cucumber contains vitamin C. Bananas contain carbohydrates and folic acid blood circulation. Nutmeg seeds contain essential oil which makes the mind becomes calm mempu.

Dry Lips

* Recipes: Apply honey on lips.
* Fact: Honey works as an antioxidant and humecant that can retain moisture, including moisture lip so the lip does not become broken.

Dull teeth

* Recipes: Lumatkan strawberries and mix with half a teaspoon of baking soda. Brush the teeth, leave on for several minutes then wipe. Do it sparingly, because this acid can erode your tooth when used frequently.
* Fact: Strawberries contain malic acid which functions as a natural bleach.

Wrinkling

* Recipes: Take the egg white and apply on face, use as a mask.
* Fact: Egg white albumin mangandung that can serve as moisturizers and skin tightening.

Dandruff

* Recipes: Marinate slices in the juice cayenne pepper and lemon juice. Apply on the head before shampooing.
* Fact: Orange juice contains vitamin C and fruit acids. While the chili contains Capsaicin which are capable of killing bacteria or fungi, so the scalp is clean.

Bee Stings

* Recipes: Apply a mixture of toothpaste or baking soda and water on the sting part. Do not forget to remove the sting is left in the body.
* Fact: Toothpaste can neutralize the pain of the sting. Baking soda can give a sense of comfort at the wound stings.

Burned skin or blister

* Recipes: Apply aloe vera on the part of the body covered with blisters.
* Fact: Aloe vera contains mucopolysaccharides which is useful as an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory that helps to keep skin blisters are not infected with the bacteria also prevent the occurrence of redness caused by inflammation. Aloe vera content of collagen in preventing swelling. In addition, aloe vera can give cool effects that help reduce pain.


Warnings Using Traditional Medicines

Although herbs or traditional medicines may be widely considered safe, advised to be cautious. Do not loosen your vigilance just because a product labeled "natural." Unpleasant fact is that some herbs can even be dangerous. And ironically some people do not look at herbs or traditional medicines properly. Chemical compounds in traditional medicine or herb can alter heart rate, blood pressure, and glucose levels. So, people who have heart problems, high blood pressure or blood sugar disorders such as diabetes must be very vigilant.

However, the side effects of traditional medicine is usually limited to the type of allergic reaction. Such as headaches, dizziness, nausea, or rash. Some traditional medicine or herb could lead to the possibility of "healing crisis" to produce flu-like symptoms or other symptoms. People who consume traditional medicine may seem to have gotten worse before getting better. Generally it is said that this reaction is caused by disposal of toxic wastes from the body during the early stages of herbal therapy.

If you choose to treat themselves with traditional medicine, you should consider some risks like that you may not really know what's causing your health problems. And then you do the treatment itself may cure ailments, but exacerbate other health problems, like high blood pressure. Even some self-medication may be possible in contrast to prescription drugs.

Like all health products, traditional medicine should be used with caution, knowledge and, balance. Remember that there are some diseases and health problems that now there is no cure.